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Edna Owen and Vera O. Black Slide Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 219
Content Description

The collection contains 235 color slides purchased or taken in the 1960s by sisters Edna Owen and Vera Owen Black. The slides depict attractions around the National Mall, including the Washington Monument and the Tidal Basin during cherry blossom season. Of note are two tray bins with slides of visitors visiting John F. Kennedy’s grave at Arlington National Cemetery.

Dates: 1964 - 1967

Parks, Nature, and Outdoor Spaces Web Archive

 Collection
Identifier: dcpl_web0028
Scope and Contents

A collection of websites that document green space in Washington, D.C.

Dates: 2024-

Peabody Room Yearbook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PBYYearbook
Scope and Contents

Collection consists mainly of yearbooks donated from a variety of sources and assembled by Peabody Room and Washingtoniana staff into this collection.

Dates: 1901 - 1977

Peoples Drug Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 127
Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, newsletters, programs and invitations, certificates, reports, newspaper clippings, payroll and receipts, printed materials, and miscellaneous materials.

Dates: 1907-1989

Martin Petersilia Arts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 016
Scope and Contents

Consists of programs, invitations, musical scores, correspondence, publicity, photographs, and clippings from arts organizations such as the Greg Reynolds Dance Quintet, The Women's Arts Center, Momentum Black Theater, and the Nubian League. Items from arts organizations appear first arranged alphabetically followed and then general information about the visual arts and artists in Washington. Oversized materials are in a separate box.

Dates: 1980-1989

Petworth Women’s Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 052
Scope and Contents

The collection contains programs, yearbooks, meeting minutes, reports, membership lists, correspondence, and receipts which document the activities of the Petworth Women’s Club.

Dates: 1914-1964; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1955

Political Study Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 095
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of records pertaining to the Political Study Club of Washington, D.C. including yearbooks, annual breakfast programs, and clippings.

Dates: 1914-1968

Poor People’s Campaign Collection

 Collection — external hard drive: DIG_00018
Identifier: 119
Scope and Contents

The contents of this collection include: correspondence, flyers, memorabilia, newsletters, newspaper clippings, poems, and songs.

Dates: 1968

Mary E. Price Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 043
Scope and Contents

This collection consists mainly of clippings and programs relating to Howard University in the 1920s and 1930s. Also included are postcards of the Biltmore Hotel and a black establishment in Durham, North Carolina. Other materials of Ms. Price are at Howard University.

Dates: 1920-1940

Professional Restoration Inc. Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 205
Scope and Contents

The collection contains materials relating to Professional Restoration Inc., including contracts, completed works, awards, and photographs. Photographs retain their original order and have been arranged alphabetically by “job.” A few of the photographs contain additional information, such as a date (date stamped or sticker) or details specific to the job, but the majority are unlabeled aside from their classification within binders relating to certain jobs.

Dates: 1987-03 - 1999

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The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library 299
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District of Columbia. Public Library 8
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WAMU-FM (Radio station : Washington, D.C.) 3
DC Public Library Foundation 2
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Drake, Ingrid 2
Hopkinson, Natalie 2
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Women's City Club (Washington, D.C.) 2
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Adams Morgan Better Neighborhood Conference 1
Adams-Morgan Community Council 1
Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) of Washington, D.C. 1
Alba, Joaquin de 1
American Association of University Women. Washington Branch 1
American Society for Public Administration. National Capital Area Chapter 1
American Society of Landscape Architects. Potomac Chapter 1
American Society of Music and Fine Arts 1
Arts Club of Washington (Washington, D.C.) 1
Association of Liberated Librarians 1
Atwood, Albert W. (Albert William), 1879-1975 1
BYT Media Inc. 1
Bachrach Studios 1
Barber, Lucy G. (Lucy Grace), 1964- 1
Bateman, Grace 1
Beacon College (Leesburg, Fla.) 1
Benjamin Franklin University (Washington, D.C.) 1
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949 1
Black Nurses Association 1
Black in Space 1
Bloom, George 1
Braxton, Frank E., Sr., 1915-2015 1
Bray, Howard 1
Burgess, Robert 1
Burrows family 1
Butler, Josephine 1
Calvin Coolidge High School 1
Capital Bicycle Club 1
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Capozzi, John J., Jr. 1
Cardozo Senior High School 1
Cayton, Hannah 1
Center for Inspired Teaching 1
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Check It Enterprises, LLC 1
Chillum Heights Citizens' Association 1
Cleveland Park Garden Club 1
Colonial School for Girls 1
Columbian Newspaper 1
Congress Heights Historic Building Survey 1
Connolly, Cynthia 1
Cook, Verla R. 1
Cooke, Paul P. 1
Cooper, Margaret 1
Council of Jewish Women (U.S.) 1
Cragin family 1
Crain, Darrell Clayton, Jr., Dr. 1
Crutchfield, Edith Amanda, 1936- 1
Curtis, Joseph Owen 1
D.C. Citizens for Better Public Education 1
D.C. Federation of Civic Associations 1
DC Community Humanities Council 1
Daughters of the American Colonists. District of Columbia Society 1
Daughters of the American Revolution. District of Columbia 1
Davidson family 1
Davis, John 1
District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission 1
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District of Columbia. Department of Transportation 1
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District of Columbia. Militia 1
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Dixon, Arrington 1
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Dupont Circle Community Association 1
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Eistophos Science Club 1
Ellis, Sarah E. 1
Emergency Committee on the Transportation Crisis 1
Enoch Pratt Free Library 1
Evening Star Newspaper Co.. Washington Star, The 1
Farnsboro Tenants Association 1
Faul, Jan W., 1945- 1
Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia 1
Fenning, Karl, 1881-1963 1
Figall, Frederick 1
First Capital Realty (Firm) 1
Foggy Bottom Association 1
Foxall family 1
Foy, MacKenzie River, 1997- 1
Frank W. Ballou Senior High School (Washington, D.C.) 1
Frank, Madeline Harriet 1
Friday Morning Music Club (Washington, D.C.) 1
Friends of Eastern Market 1
Friendship Citizens Association 1
George Washington University. Center for Washington Area Studies 1
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